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Three Hummus Recipes

Hummus Recipes from the
Mediterranean and Middle East. A healthy Dip - also
served with meze (assorted tasty mini dishes served in Greece and
Turkey).
Originally made with just cooked chickpeas and tahini (sesame seed
paste), there are hummus recipes from: Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, Greece,
Egypt, Morocco and Jordan. We'd like to show you two
really easy but authentic versions and our own Luxuryrecipe,
for special occasions.

Quick
Authentic Hummus - Ingredients for Six People

An8
oz. can of chickpeas

6
fl.ozs of extra virgin olive oil.

1
Heaped tablespoon of tahini paste

1
Clove of garlic mashed to a paste with a little salt.

1
Lemon (juice of).

Salt to taste.

For
the Garnish

Chilli powder

extra virgin olive oil

1
Cherry tomato (halved) per portion.

Method

Drain your
chickpeas and whiz them, on high, in a Food
Processor.

Add the oil
bit-by-bit with the processor still running until you have a smooth
paste.

Now add the
tahini paste, lemon juice and garlic - using the pulse function on your
Food Processor.

Add a couple
of good pinches of salt and check for seasoning - everyone has a
different idea of exactly how it should taste.

If the
Hummus
is too
thick - add a little cold water and pulse again.

Chill in the fridge until time to serve.

Portion onto
six plates and garnish with the olives, olive oil, tomatoes and chilli
powder.

Same
ingredients
and the same method as above except that you only whiz half of
your
chickpeas
with the other ingredients, keeping the other half separate until the
end.
When you have whizzed all the other ingredients
together - mash the other half of the chickpeas with a fork and add
them in.
This will
give you a much rougher texture to your hummus something that many
people prefer.